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Experience the Magic of WEC Winter Wonderland

August 26, 2026 Comments Off

Tickets are now on sale for another enchanting year of WEC Winter Wonderland. Returning Friday, November 27 through Wednesday, December 23, this holiday tradition transforms the Grand Plaza into a dazzling destination with over four million twinkling lights and show-stopping holiday decorations. WEC Winter Wonderland runs Wednesday through Sunday with activations from 5pm to 9pm. […]

2026 Carolina PHC Summer Sizzler: from WR Farms, In Loving Memory of Jay Dadds

August 26, 2026 Comments Off

The Carolina Paint Horse Club just wrapped up their Summer Sizzler, an APHA Zone 9 POR and All Breed in Lumberton, North Carolina. Judges were John W Andersen, Jennifer Goss, David L Parlier, and Stephen Shank for the August 1-2, 2026 event. Find score sheets here, courtesy of Corley Equisports: Folder – Google Drive The candid images by Jessica O’Connor Equine […]

EC Photo of the Day: Sweet Moments in Time

August 26, 2026 Comments Off

“Where there is love there is life.” —Mahatma Gandhi. What began as walk by the backdrop became a sweet, cherished moment for Deneen King, Dakota King Phelps, Dallas Belle Phelps, and Maddie! Thank you to Karissa Landis for sharing this photo from the recent APHA Zone One Zone O Rama with our readers! If you […]

Jamie Hartman Wins The Last Class of the 2026 NSBA World Show

August 25, 2026 Comments Off

Jamie Hartman and Johnnie Walkr Red had the distinction of being the final NSBA world champions in the last class of the last day of the NSBA World Championship Show in NSBA Junior Western Riding on Sunday, August 23. The duo showed their pattern in the Mustang Arena late in the order and topped the […]

Christina Hansen and Justa Lazy Mouse Make NSBA Amateur Trail History

August 25, 2026 Comments Off

“A great horse will change your life. The truly special ones define it …” ~ Unknown. The name Justa Lazy Mouse has become synonymous with trail triumphs at the majors. However, the 2026 NSBA World Show became a major milestone for the 2018 bay mare by Lazy Loper and out of One Hot Mouse bred […]

June Warren Memorial Award Honors Excellence In Hunter Under Saddle

August 24, 2026 Comments Off

NSBA not only awards the excellence of young Hunter Under Saddle horses but also annually honors an icon who greatly influenced the Hunter Under Saddle discipline with the presentation of the June Warren Memorial Award to the champion of the Breeders Championship Futurity Three Year Old Open Hunter Under Saddle Futurity. The 2026 award was […]

2026 AQHA Pleasure Versatility Challenge Entry Form Now Live

August 23, 2026 Comments Off

From AQHA: The AQHA Pleasure Versatility Challenge Entry Form is now live. See the link below. In addition, you will be able to enter via the regular AQHA World Show entry process. Please remember to enter early. The first 20 entries, confirmed via digital date stamp, will be guaranteed entry. Anything after that will be held […]

Carly Veldman Parks Joins NSBA’s Quarter Million Dollar Club

August 23, 2026 Comments Off

National Snaffle Bit Association is pleased to welcome Carly Veldman Parks as the newest member of the Quarter Million Dollar Club. Carly recently reached the milestone of winning more than $250,000 in lifetime NSBA earnings here during the NSBA World Championship Show and Breeders Championship Futurity. Carly was a successful Youth and Amateur exhibitor before […]

Next Generation Takes Center Stage at Markel Insurance BCF Yearling Sale

August 23, 2026 Comments Off

The 2026 Markel Insurance BCF Yearling Sale closed with strong results and a look at the next generation of NSBA competitors. Thirty-six yearlings sold for $827,500, topped by Hide The Cookis at $87,000 and Makin Em Talk at $82,000. The sale also generated an estimated $135,861.50 for the Sale Graduate purse, giving these yearlings even […]

More Around the Rings: 2026 NSBA World Championship Show

August 22, 2026 Comments Off